Mammar Ameur
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Mammar Ameur is a citizen of Algeria
who was held in extrajudicial detention
in the United States
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
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The Department of Defense
reports that Ameur was born on December 1, 1958, in L'aghouat, Algeria.
Ameur was transferred to Algeria on Oct. 6, 2008.
The Department of Defense published the unclassified documents related to the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
of 179 captives who had writs of habeas corpus published on their behalf. But they didn't publish the documents from Mammar Ameur's Tribunal.
On April 17, 2007 The Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the habeas petitions of captives who had been repatriated, or who had died in custody. Mammar Ameur's petition was not on this list.
, writing in the Kansas City Star, the United Nations
High Commission for Refugees wrote the Pentagon, on December 20, 2006, seeking information on why Ameur, and another man were being detained in Guantanamo.
The UNHCR had not known until December 2006 that the Americans were holding internationally recognized refugees in Guantanamo.
Ameur was granted UN refugee status in Pakistan in 1996.
Mohammed Sulaymon Barre
was granted UN refugee status in Pakistan in 1994. A third captive, Fethi Boucetta
, was one of the 38 captives who was determined not have been an "enemy combatant" after all.
The Americans transferred him to Albania
.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
who was held in extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention
Arbitrary or extrajudicial detention is the detention of individuals by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.Although it has a long history of legitimate use in wartime , detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
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The Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
reports that Ameur was born on December 1, 1958, in L'aghouat, Algeria.
Ameur was transferred to Algeria on Oct. 6, 2008.
Ameur Mammar v. George W. Bush
A writ of habeas corpus, Ameur Mammar v. George W. Bush, was submitted on Ameur Mammar's behalf.The Department of Defense published the unclassified documents related to the Combatant Status Review Tribunal
Combatant Status Review Tribunal
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals were a set of tribunals for confirming whether detainees held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp had been correctly designated as "enemy combatants". The CSRTs were established July 7, 2004 by order of U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense...
of 179 captives who had writs of habeas corpus published on their behalf. But they didn't publish the documents from Mammar Ameur's Tribunal.
On April 17, 2007 The Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss the habeas petitions of captives who had been repatriated, or who had died in custody. Mammar Ameur's petition was not on this list.
Ameur's refugee status
According to Carol RosenbergCarol Rosenberg
Carol Rosenberg is a senior journalist, currently with the McClatchy News Service.Rosenberg works at the Miami Herald, which has provided extensive coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.-Biography:...
, writing in the Kansas City Star, the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
High Commission for Refugees wrote the Pentagon, on December 20, 2006, seeking information on why Ameur, and another man were being detained in Guantanamo.
The UNHCR had not known until December 2006 that the Americans were holding internationally recognized refugees in Guantanamo.
Ameur was granted UN refugee status in Pakistan in 1996.
Mohammed Sulaymon Barre
Mohammed Sulaymon Barre
Mohamed Saleban Bare is a Somali refugee who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba....
was granted UN refugee status in Pakistan in 1994. A third captive, Fethi Boucetta
Fethi Boucetta
-Determined not to have been an Enemy Combatant:The Washington Post reports that Boucetta was one of 38 detainees who was determined not to have been an enemy combatant during his Combatant Status Review Tribunal.They report that Boucetta has been released....
, was one of the 38 captives who was determined not have been an "enemy combatant" after all.
The Americans transferred him to Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
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External links
- Seized In Pakistan, Two 50 Year Olds Are Released From Guantánamo Andy Worthington